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City of the Beasts

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title City of the Beasts
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Isabel Allende
SeriesMemories of the Eagle and the Jaguar
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 205,Width 135
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780063062900
ClassificationsDewey:FIC
Audience
Teenage / Young Adult

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint HarperCollins
Publication Date 5 January 2021
Publication Country United States

Description

A search for the Beast, a Yeti-like creature within the heart of the Amazon, becomes a quest for self-discovery in this young adult coming-of-age story filled with international adventure, rich mythology, and magical realism from globally celebrated novelist Isabel Allende. Fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold has the chance to take the trip of a lifetime. Parting from his family and ill mother, Alexander joins his fearless grandmother, a magazine reporter for International Geographic, on an expedition to the dangerous, remote world of the Amazon. Their mission, along with the others on their team-including a celebrated anthropologist, a local guide and his young daughter Nadia, and a doctor-is to document the legendary Yeti of the Amazon known as the Beast. Under the dense canopy of the jungle, Alexander is amazed to discover much more than he could have imagined about the hidden worlds of the rain forest. Drawing on the strength of the jaguar, the totemic animal Alexander finds within himself, and the eagle, Nadia's spirit guide, both young people are led by the invisible People of the Mist on a thrilling and unforgettable journey to the ultimate discovery.

Author Biography

Isabel Allende is the author of twelve works of fiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Maya"s Notebook, Island Beneath the Sea, Ines of My Soul, Daughter of Fortune, and a novel that has become a world-renowned classic, The House of the Spirits. Born in Peru and raised in Chile, she lives in California.